194+ ‘Short story’ Writing Prompts
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Treats and Eats
Write a short story about a trip to a bakery using as many new descriptive words as you can.
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Eco-Heroes of Tomorrow
Write a short story about a group of superheroes whose mission is to save the planet from environmental crises.
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Friendly Fool’s Day Ghost
Create a funny short story about a friendly ghost who loves to play pranks on April Fool’s Day.
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Contrarium Planet
Create a short story around the life of a person living on a planet where everything we consider normal is…
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Extraordinary Eating Adventures
Develop a short story about the most outlandishly delicious meal you’ve ever had.
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Unexpected Friendship
Write a short story focusing on the initial encounter between Han Solo and Chewbacca.
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Overcoming the Odds
Write a short story about a time when you faced a great challenge and managed to overcome it.
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Travelling Taste Buds
Write a short story about a magical food that transported you to a new place when you eat it.
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Liberation Through Fear
Write a short story where a character facing and overcoming their greatest fear leads to their liberation.
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Holi Hues
Formulate a vivid and colorful short story set in the lively atmosphere of the Holi festival in India.
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Fathers in Fiction
Write a short story where a father is the main character. Celebrate qualities you admire in him.
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Melody of the Falling Leaves
Write a short story imagining that the falling leaves are playing their own kind of music.
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Bloom of Affection
Write a short story about two characters who fall in love during the spring season.
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Historical Ripples
Write a short story that demonstrates how a historical event has impacted your main character’s family over the course of…
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Behind The Buzzer
Create a short story imagining the perspective of a player in the last seconds of a significant March Madness game.
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Easter Bunny’s Favourite Treat
Write a fictional short story about the Easter Bunny’s favourite food and why it’s his personal favourite.
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Leaves and Baseball Gloves
Write a creative story that combines the essential elements of Fall and your favorite Fall sport.
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Poking Fun at Prophecies
Create a short story where a prophecy is interpreted humorously and leads to a comedic chain of events.
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The Mind of a Villain
Write a short story from the perspective of a traditional villain, revealing their motives and thoughts.
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Lessons from the Ocean
Create a short story about a reef fish who teaches a scuba diver about the importance of oceans and marine…
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Character Development
Write a short story focusing on the transformation of a character from a dastardly villain to a beloved hero.
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Airborne Musings
Compose a short story or poem inspired by the air around you, whether it’s a gusty day or just a…
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Nightmare Festival
Narrate a short story set in an October fair, where the rides and shows take a horrifying turn.
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Ghostly Reflections
Write a short story where the main character starts seeing a ghost in any reflective surface.
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The Taxman Cometh: The April Deadline
The US tax deadline falls in April. Develop a short story around the adventures and misadventures of a tax consultant…
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The Unseen Narrator
Write a short story but from the perspective of an unseen entity, perhaps an item in the room or a…
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“Footsteps in the Foggy Night”
Write a short story about a character who starts hearing unexplained footsteps in the foggy nights.
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Unexpected Twist
Craft a story with an unexpected ending that completely changes the readers’ understanding of the entire narrative.
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Personifying Time
Write a short story where Time is a character, giving it personality traits and emotions.
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Walking on a Fall Carpet
Write a short story about a lonely leaf among millions on a vast forest floor.
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The Great Dialogue Hustle
Write a short story where all forms of narrative and description are stripped away, leaving only dialogue.
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Inventing a Word
Create a new, original word and provide its meaning, usage and a short story where it’s being used.
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Dictionary Dive
Choose a random page in the dictionary and write a short story that utilizes five words from that page.
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The Haunting Banshee
Write a short story from the perspective of a banshee, cursed to foretell death.
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Sprinkled With Magic
Write a short story based on the book ‘The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes’, changing the backdrop to…
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Growth through Prompts
Write a short story using a fiction writing prompt and then reflect on how it challenged or expanded your writing…
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Beneath the White Veil
Write a short story or a poem about a town hidden beneath a permanent blanket of snow.
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Luna’s Perspective
Write a short story from Luna Lovegood’s point of view about her first day at Hogwarts.
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Whomping Willow Adventure
Create a short story around a dangerous, mythical object or creature you encounter on a seemingly normal day.
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Ravenclaw’s Challenges
Write a short story illustrating a major challenge a Ravenclaw might face and how they would overcome it.
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Unseen Tales
Create a short story set in your favorite teen novel universe that fills a gap in the official timeline.
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Anime Lens
Write a short story set in a familiar setting but seen through the lens of a typical anime twist.
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Magical Realism in Anime
Write a short story inspired by the integration of everyday life and the supernatural, a common theme in much of…
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Venture into the Virtual World
Write a short story about exploring a virtual world inspired by Sword Art Online.
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Journey of Trigger Management
Write a short story on your journey of recognizing, understanding, and managing a particular trigger.
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Depression Through Others’ Eyes
Write a short story wherein a close friend or a loved one helps you break free from the chains of…
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Behind The Mask
Write a short story about a seemingly happy and ‘successful’ individual who is privately battling with a deep depression.
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Facing Fear
Choose a fear or anxiety you have and write a short story where you confront and overcome this fear.
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The Elemental Artisan
Write a short story about a craftsman who can control the basic elements of nature with their art.
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Questioning Morality
Delve into the gray areas of morality and pen a short story where your dearly held principles are put into…
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Poetic Undertones
Write a short story imbued with the rhythm and style of a specific type of poetry.
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Meet the Antagonist
Craft a short story in which the protagonist and the antagonist meet for the first time.